http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/7042010The FBI is preparing to arrest an NBA referee and several organized crime associates for fixing the outcomes of games the referee worked in, according to the New York Post.http://www.nypost.com/seven/07202007...rray_weiss.htmJuly 20, 2007 -- THE FBI is investigating an NBA referee who allegedly was betting on basketball games - including ones he was officiating during the past two seasons - as part of an organized-crime probe in the Big Apple, The Post has learned. The investigation, which began more than a year ago, is zeroing in on blockbuster allegations that the referee was making calls that affected the point
Maybe Dwayne Wade won't be at the free throw line 40 times a night next season. :shok:Any news on who the ref is?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (GArenas @ Jul 20 2007, 10:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Maybe Dwayne Wade won't be at the free throw line 40 times a night next season. :shok:Any news on who the ref is?</div> Dwyane Wade They have not even arrested the referee yet, who knows. All we do know is that it was not Violet Palmer.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (GArenas @ Jul 20 2007, 11:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Maybe Dwayne Wade won't be at the free throw line 40 times a night next season. :shok:</div> :worthy: :worthy:
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CavsRules @ Jul 20 2007, 11:53 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>:worthy: :worthy:</div>Or maybe the playoffs will be called correctly and LeBron won't get away with a travel to win a game 3.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (GArenas @ Jul 20 2007, 11:55 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Or maybe the playoffs will be called correctly and LeBron won't get away with a travel to win a game 3. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma">Maybe! But James got away with 1 game winning travel, Wade gets away with going to the line 635870 times a game. </span>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CavsRules @ Jul 20 2007, 11:56 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><span style="font-family:Tahoma">Maybe! But James got away with 1 game winning travel, Wade gets away with going to the line 635870 times a game. </span></div>That game winning travel was the difference between a game 7 where anything could have happened and a game 6 OT exit. It also would've allowed the Wizards to keep home court advantage after beating the Cavs in Cleveland in game 2.Yeah, I can't believe I'm still angry about this either.
"The referee had a gambling problem, according to the official, and was approached by low-level mob associates through an acquaintance." :no1:
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (GArenas @ Jul 20 2007, 12:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>That game winning travel was the difference between a game 7 where anything could have happened and a game 6 OT exit. It also would've allowed the Wizards to keep home court advantage after beating the Cavs in Cleveland in game 2.Yeah, I can't believe I'm still angry about this either. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma">But in Game 6, we won it with a DJ game winner.. So it would've been a game 7. Which I don't really think we would've lost. </span>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Tim Donaghy is the only NBA referee being investigated by the FBI, according to the New York Times ... Donaghy was forced into helping crooked gamblers by a gangster who threatened him ...</div> He put himself in a bad situation with his gambling problem, but I can't imagine having someone in la costra nostra threatening me....honestly, I'm not going to bash the guy right now considering we know so little as to what he actually did.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>As we head into a monumental week for the NBA, it's time to look at some of the questions that need to be answered by commissioner David Stern and others concerning the Tim Donaghy case. Here are three of the biggest ones: 1. How big is this scandal? The New York Daily News reported Sunday that federal authorities believe Donaghy will cooperate with investigators and possibly name other officials or players involved in the scandal. Stern has already come out publicly and said that Donaghy was the one and only referee under suspicion of affecting the outcome of games he officiated, but if the opposite is true and even more referees are involved, Stern's credibility will take another enormous hit. The Daily News said Donaghy has hired former federal prosecutor John Lauro, who specializes in representing whistleblowers, as his defense attorney. 2. When was the NBA informed that Donaghy was under investigation by the FBI? The Denver Post reported Sunday that the answer to that question is January, which, if true, would mean the NBA allowed Donaghy to continue refereeing games, including playoff games, despite knowing he might be crooked. Who in the league office signed off on that? 3. What about all the red flags? According to data compiled by Stats LLC and reported in the New York Post Donaghy led the NBA in technical fouls called, whistling 177 of them -- 20 more than anyone else. Donaghy also ranked fourth in blowing personal fouls; was third in ordering free-throws, and second for fouling-out players for the 2006-2007 season. The NBA is meticulous in gathering data on its referees and the calls they make, and if it had a referee calling an inordinate number of technicals, you'd expect they'd speak to Donaghy about it, no? Also, The Post reported that NBA officials knew that Donaghy was gambling on football and ordered him to stop. Further, the New York Times reported Sunday that Donaghy refereed in 11 games after Jan. 1, 2007, in which the consensus Las Vegas line moved 2 points or more. The team on which bettors wagered heavily enough to move the line that far won 7 of those 11 games. On Jan. 15, the Philadelphia 76ers were originally favored to beat the Toronto Raptors by a point. Bets came in so heavily on the Raptors that they eventually were favored to win by a point instead. The Raptors won in a blowout, 104-86. Two nights later, so much money was bet on the Phoenix Suns against the Houston Rockets that the consensus Las Vegas line, which opened at the Suns favored by 4 ? points, moved to 8 by tip-off. The Suns won by 9, 100-91.</div>Read this Chris Sheridan article. If any of it is pretty true it's pretty damning to the NBA.